Statewide Summary of Reported Activity
For the Year Ended August 31, 1998
C I V I L  D O C K E T
Cases on Docket:  

Injury or
Damage

Involving

Motor

Vehicle

Injury
or

Damage other than
Motor Vehicle

Workers'
Compen-
sation


Tax
Cases

Condem-
nation

Accounts,
Contracts
and Notes


Recip-
rocals
(U/FSA)

Divorce

All Other
Family
Law
Matters

Other Civil Cases

Total Cases

                         
Cases Pending 9/01/97   32,093 46,739 3,883 137,042 501 35,174 8,547 87,401 135,541 67,597 554,518
                         
Docket Adjustments   (688) 1,075 (388) (4,507)   (2,113) (546) 775 (8,278) 6,913 (7,757)
                         
New Cases Filed   19,192 17,743 616 48,920 261 20,006 2,661 119,434 93,060 42,783 364,676

Other Reaching Docket:

                       

Show Causes
Added

                  61,464   61,464
Other Cases
Added
  884 2,566 87 1,567 26 948 120 2,633 6,732 1,392 16,955
   
Total Cases on Docket   51,481 68,123 4,198 183,022 788 54,015 10,782 210,243 288,519 118,685 989,856
                         

 Dispositions: 

                       

 Change of Venue
Transfers

  174 285 7 74 1 179 36 354 789 344 2,243
 Default Judgments   556 453 26 8,433 4 4,247 232 7,221 5,709 4,715 31,596
Agreed Judgments   4,325 4,467 139 1,589 54 2,565 602 36,762 18,196 7,906 76,605
Summary Judgments   245 1,005 53 193 2 903 3 157 99 1,092 3,752
                         

 Final Judgments: 

                       

 After Trial - No Jury

  2,532 1,651 145 10,252 68 1,727 789 53,283 31,418 8,372 110,237
By Jury Verdicts   887 809 50 27 6 197   71 76 394 2,517
By Directed Verdicts   60 42 1 16   18   21 89 39 286
Dismissed Want
Prosecution
  2,759 3,455 191 9,889 10 3,593 328 14,980 10,494 5,209 50,908
Dismissed by Plaintiff   7,795 6,990 278 18,463 87 5,779 641 5,781 16,478 9,458 71,750
Show Causes Disposed                   66,690   66,690
Other Dispositions   2,387 4,328 131 6,321 55 2,463 1,036 2,126 7,963 7,189 33,999
   

 Total Dispositions 

  21,720 23,485 1,021 55,257 287 21,671 3,667 120,756 158,001 44,718 450,583
   

Cases Pending 8/31/98

  29,761 44,638 3,177 127,765 501 32,344 7,115 89,487 130,518 73,967 539,273
   

Court Jury Activity:

                       
  Jury Fee Paid/Oath                       31,059
Jury Panel Examined                       4,139
Jury Sworn Evid.
Presented
                      4,121
                         
Age of Cases Disposed

3 Months
or Less

  Over 3 to
6 Months
  Over 6
to
12 Months
  Over 12 to 18 Months   Over 18 Months   Total
 
Number of Cases 124,668   88,421   89,814   49,012   98,668   450,583

 

J U V E N I L E     D O C K E T
              Findings of Delinquent        
Cases on Docket:     CINS Delin Total   Conduct or CINS   CINS Delin Total
     
     
Cases Pending 9/01/97     1,127 13,441 14,568   Placed on Probation:        
Docket Adjustments     82 622 704  

Under Parental Care

  408 16,187 16,595
New Petitions Filed     751 28,088 28,839  

Under Foster Care

  5 101 106
Motion Revoke Filed     49 4,214 4,263  

Residential Facility

  58 4,241 4,299
Other Cases Added     82 4,077 4,159            
     
  Committed to TYC   2,712 2,712
Total on Docket     2,091 50,442 52,533   Judgment No Disp. 15 601 616
                 
Dispositions:             Total     486 23,842 24,328
Find Delin Cond/CINS:                    
Trials by Judge   443 20,266 20,709              
Trials by Jury   5 188 193              
Find No Delin Cond/CINS:         Other Juvenile Court Activity:      
Trials by Judge   1 226 227              
Trials by Jury     40 40  

Detention Hearings

    699 24,526 25,225
Directed Verdicts     9 9   Hearing Modify Order     30 2,142 2,172
Probation Revoked   9 1,338 1,347   Child Cert. as Adult       360 360
Continue on Probation   80 2,056 2,136   Attorneys Appointed     420 23,333 23,753
Change of Venue Trans.   12 168 180              
Dismissed & Other Disp.   479 10,706 11,185              
                       
Total Dispositions   1,029 34,997 36,026              
                       
Cases Pending 8/31/98   1,062 15,445 16,507              

 

O T H E R    P R O C E E D I N G S
 
Post-Conviction
Writs of  Habeas Corpus
 

Other Writs of Habeas Corpus
  Contempt, Extradition and Other Separately Docketed Proceedings  
Bond
Forfeiture Proceedings
Pending 9/01/97 7,032   2,713   1,907   22,522
Docket Adjustments (208)   (47)   47   418
Total Added 4,787   4,614   1,281   8,265
Total Disposed 3,691   4,783   1,320   6,339
Pending 8/31/98 7,920   2,497   1,915   24,866
               

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